Many are saying: the function of direct discourse in the Hebrew psalter
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Main Author: Jacobson, Rolf A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London T & T Clark International ©2004
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament 397
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Princeton Theological Seminary), 2000
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-155)-and indexes
Theoretical considerations -- - 'They whet their tongues like swords': function of enemy quotations -- - 'As for me, I said': function of self quotations -- - 'The Lord has sworn': function of God quotations -- - 'Let Israel say': function of the community quotations
In recent years, Old Testament scholars have come to see that the aesthetic and rhetorical richness of Hebrew poetry goes far beyond simple synonymous, antithetic, and synthetic parallelism. One aspect that has yet to receive sustained treatment is the poetic device known as direct discourse or quotation--the direct citation of a person's speech. Rolf A. Jacobson remedies this lack and makes a significant contribution to Old Testament studies by offering a sustained investigation into the function of direct discourse in the Hebrew Psalter. This leads to a greater understanding both of direct di
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 165 pages)
ISBN:9780567496508
0567496503
9780567081933
0567081931

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